Wheel



Nov. 19, 1929. c. A. SULLIVAN WHEEL 2 Sheets-Sheet Filed Nov. 26, 1926 Nov. 19, l 929. c. A. SULLIVAN WHEEL Filed Nov. 26. 152e ,garyj Patented Nov. 19,1929

trice or'V barriere] asientan? y vinannizfY App'n'timi mea november 26; 129.26.y serial No. 150390:

This invention' relatesto Wheels for motor vehicles and its" object is to provide means for simultaneously operatingzall of the members for locking a rim in place upon the Wheel, and to provide a simple and rigid -wheel construction and rotatable locking members for'locking arim in place upon the Wheel with Lsaid locking members housed Within a elloe band andforming supports lo forV Athe rim.

A further object is tov provide an ecient locking construction and a compact arrangement thereof' whereby the appearance of the Wheel is changed but little from that of the ordinary disk Wheeland allot the parts are securely housed and' protected from the elements. Y

With the above and other ends'in vie)v,` thfe invention vconsists 1n the niattersjhereinaf- ,20 teryset forth and more particularly pointed out inthe appended delinea-reference being had. to the accompanying drawings in which; l l I Figure l is asideele'vation of a Wheel illustrative of an embodiment of the invention and withV portions thereof brokenaway and in section to more clearly disclosethe construction; Figi. 2 1s a vertical'v section substantially i so upon'tlie line 2 2 of l k/ o f Fig. v3 is a similar section,substantially` upon the line ogFigl l i Figullis-a. detail view showing a portion of the Wheel inele'va'tion and ayportion in Section, thefsam'e b'eingan` eleva-tion O' the rear side of the Wheel;

` lFigs. 5 and' are sectional-detail v'iewsjof portionsof the wheel felloe, 2Fig. 6 shoyvi'ng :ai riin locking member inplac'e thereon l; l

y. Fig. 2'L isa perspective detailvof a portion of the Wheel disk and'zie'llo'e'; Y i

Figs; Sand 9ja're.perspectivefdetails of a `VWheel' rim .detached and''showing locking means l for 'locking the-tivo* parte of the rim together, and n Y Fig; l0 is'a c'ross section 'of therim tl'iro'ugh one of"thelockin@members. Y l 1 l Figi lflis a fra'gmentary'vievv of the Wheel peripliery with a p'ortionbrolrenv away. o

Thevvheel illustratedin the accompanying flange 4 of the' channel 3V is securedin place vter line ,to provide a, rim portion 8 of lesser lwiflthf fhanthecman portion; 71 Qfth. rim.

f lraivingsjis of the dislitype, the body ofthe Wheel or the web vihich connects the hubwvvitli the rim portion being formed of a steel disk which isshaped the usual manner to vprovide resiliency and strength. This Web lportion of the Wheel.however, may' be of any other desi-red form, such aewire or Wood spokes, butin referringhereaiter to this disk, it will be' understood` thatreierenceds Ina'de more particularly' tof the peripheral portion of said*y disk which forms aside Wal-l frpthe body of the Wheel adjacent the riml orl f'elloe thereof. c Y u ln the accompanying drawinggl indicates the Wheel dislrwhich ispreferablyf concave intermediate the hub and peripheral portion of th'e disk-, vvith saidgperi'pheralportion forming a side vvall2 adjacent the' periphery of the Wheel'v body. Secured .to one slide 4"oui this Wall 2 is a'chahnel-ehaped felloeofan;V nular' shape with.thiewchannelQopening'lout# .Y wardlyand with theflange lof said channelV secured to the Vedge portion of-thetwalli 2 in' anysuitable'manneig-ae by'` rivets 4.The

K with itsY edgefevenwvith` thef edge Lof*- the wall. 2' of thedisk but? the opposite flange 6 of saidy channel iS l,of Lcreaterv 'Width .than the flange fl to providea stop or abutment against which one side of the Wheel' rimr vabuts when said 80 rim is. in place lupon the Wheel. This rim 7 is of the usual channelfornitoY receiye and holdpneuinatie: tire and is--1`3reierably formed in two parts, the rim being splitlongitudinally laterally of itsl longitudinalicen-v S5' each vportionjbeing providedA with' a side `flange to engage and hold the tireinY place thereon; When the IrimA is removed yfronithe Wheel'and itzisdesired to remove" the tire fromr the rim, it is-necessary'to separate thertwro parts of' the rimy and' to hold vthese tivo parts i in proper relation'to hold the tire in place, ythe. rim parts are providedA Witha: plurality 95 of plates or. locking members rivetedvbr.gotherwise rigidly secured flat upontheinner surf-ace ot the rim; the plate or locking meinbei' 9 beinglsecur'ed to the rim" part .7 and the locking plate l0 being secured to the part ,ieu l 'o f S of the rim. These two locking plates have laterally extending portions which are adaptinclined edges will serve to draw the edges of the rim parts firmly into engagement with each other. To prevent the relativeturning movement of the rim parts 7 andy8 after vthey have been locked together by the locking plates, a spring clip 12 is provided, said clip comprising anat spring riveted or other'- V wise secured at one end to the rim part 7 and-formed adjacent its opposite endV with anvopening 13 to receive Vthe head of a pin let on therinipart 8. Vhen the parts 7 and 8 are turned Vrelative to each other toint'erengage the locking plates, thespring clip 12 will snap over` the head of the pin 14C and hold the rim parts so that the lockingV plates 9 'and 10 will not be accidentallydisengaged. I

The internal diameter' of the tire rim is substantially equal to the diameter of the i wheeldisk so that this rim may be readily VYslipped laterally over theedges of the wall 2 and the flange L tand brought into engagement with the flange 6, spanning the channel felloe," and to hold this riminplace, a series e in place upon the channel lielloe. These bolts "15 are preferablyof aVv diameter equal to the width of the flange 4 off the channel so that of bolts 15 are mountedwithin the channel i J3 transversely thereof, each bolt being formed `Vwith la laterally extendinglipor head portionl at one endto engage the outer side of the tirefrim and thus hold the rim securely `A:the rim', when lin place, will bel` supported in I the channel by thesebolts. Each of these bolts ismOunted torgitree rotation by reducing the inner end portion ofthe bolt, .as` at 17, to engage'an opening in the side flange 6 of thechannel 3, said reduced portion of Y v the bolt'` extending through the opening and f j being provided with a suitable nut 18 orf other holding device which is, secured to the bolt inany suitable manner as by a pin 19. In order to mount these bolts 15 within the channel 3,' the flanged of the channel and the edge portion o t the wall- 2 of the disk are notched, las shown at 20,/ inV Figs. 5 y'and "6, soth'at each bolt may be droppedinto a notch i and Vrest therein adjacent'its outer end with the head 16 outside of th'eplane of the outer sur'fac'e'of the wall 2 sothat when the Vbolts areturne'd 'these vlaterally extending heads 4vw-ill swing upwardly and engage the outer "sideofthetire "rim, forcing said rim laterallyV into'engagementwitlifthe flange 6 andsecurely holdingthe rim in placeupon the wheel. l e Y- Y Y In order to prevent these bolts from being accidentally disengaged from their seats or notches 20 when the rim is not in place, portions 21 of the edges of the flange 4 and wall 2 at each side of each notch 2O are lbent in- Vover each bolt.

In order that the severalbolts 15 may be simultaneously rotated to disengage their heads ljfrom the tire rim and thus provide for the ready removal of the rim from the wheel, a ring gear 22 is mounted at the inner side of the wall 2 adjacent the channel 3 andV ot the ring gear 22, which ringgear may, as

shown, be provided with'teeth only at those points adjacent each of the severalv bolts. To

form a housing and guide bearing for the ring 22, an annular sheet metal'member 24 which is ofangular form in cross section toconform to the shape ofv the inner side' surfaceV and inner edge of the ring and provided with flanges 25` and 26, is secured ac'rossvthe angle between thechannel member?) andthe wall 2, by riveting the flange `25 to the Wall 2 and the flange 26 to the bottom wall ofthe channel 3. A guide way-'and housing whichV is rectangular in cross section is thus provided for the ring 22 by this'annular member 24 and the wall 2 of they disk andthe 'bottom Wall ofthe channel 3, opening/s'fbeingprovided in the bottom wall-fofthe channel f3 so that thevsectors or teeth 23 on the bolts may projectr therethrough into engagement-' with the teethon the ringf 22. `All ofv the bolts 15l therefore be rotated in unisonY yby rotating" theirin'g 22 around theawheel Within itsy guidechannel and to so rotate this ring a mutilated pinioni27 or a pinion having teeth on only a portionof its periphery, is

provided` to engage teeth 28 Vformed in the inner side of the ring'adj acentthis gear lwheel and said gear is housed and mounted for rotativeV movementV by enlarging inwardlyrthe annular housing wall24lto receive the' gear yand providing in said wallan opening to receive a hub29 formed on'the gear. At the opposite `end the gear is formed 'with lanoutwardly extending axial jpoition Vor v,hub 30 tojengi'ge an opening inthe Vwall 2 ofthe Awheel disk, thegear being thusrjournaled within the'opening of the wall '2 and within the opening in the inner wall of the annular V casing member 24, said casing and wallto-V gether forming a housing for'thegearf Y The outer projecting yend portionjOof Y geark is externallyscrew-threadedto receive a` lock nut or cap 31 so tliatbyscrewing this cap upon the hub of the gear and/intofirm contact with the outer suraceoftliewall 2, the gear islocked against rotationfand 0 wardly to a'slight degree, as'A shown in Fig'. 6,

, the gear 27, said gear is formed with a socket 32 extending inwardly from the'outer end of its hub 3() to receive a suitable tool or Vcran for rotating the gear.

As shown, the locking plates 9 and 10 for locking the rim parts 7 and 8 together, are riveted upon the inner surface of the rim and to receive these locking plates when the rim is mounted upon the wheel,v the outer edges of the wall 2 and flanges 4 are notched, as at 33, so that the rim may be slipped laterally into place upon the channel felloe and will rest upon the several bolts 15 and on the edges of said wall and flange. These notches 33 also serve the purpose of preventing the rim from rotating upon the wheel relative to the channel 3.

When it is desired to remove the rim from the wheel, it is only 'necessary to unscrew the cap 31 and insert a suitable tool in the socket 32 of the gear 2,7 and then give the gear a part turn which will move the ring 22 and through its engagement with the teeth 23 on the several bolts l5, rotate these bolts and swing the heads 16 of the bolts out of engagement with the rim, when the rim may be pulled olf laterally from the wheel. Y The dismounting of the rim is thus greatly expedited and by making the rim in two parts which are interloclred by the plates 9 and 10, the tire may be very quickly and easily removed from the rim by removing the rim part 8 in a longitudinal direction relative to the part 7.

In the present construction all of the moving parts are securely housed and guided so that water and dirt will not interfere with their ready operation and the appearance of the wheel is not materially changed from that of the ordinary disk wheel.

Changes in the size or proportion of parts and their arrangement and' construction,

i within the scope of the appended claims, is

contemplated, and I do not, therefore, limit myself to the Aparticular construction shown.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a wheel, the combinationvof a body including a peripheral wall portion, a channel shapedV felloe secured to said wall, a plurality of locking bolts journaled in said felloe channel transversely thereof, said bolts being each provided with a laterally projecting portion to engage a rim demount-V ably mounted on said felloe and with teeth, a ring member formed with teeth to engage the teeth on said bolts, said ring member being mounted within the meeting angle between said channel felloe and said wall, and an annular member secured to said wall and channel felloe and forming a guide and housing for said ring member.

2. A wheel as characterized in claim-.1

and further characterized in that said channel felloeis positioned with the open side of its channel opening outwardly and with the side flanges of the channel formed with openings to receive the end portions of ysaid bolts, the bottom wall of said channel being formed with openings through which the teeth on said bolts project, and one of the side flanges of said channel being of greater width than the other to form an abutment for one side of a rim mounted `over said channel. i v i 3. In a wheel, the combinationl of a disk having a peripheral portion forming aside wall, a channel shaped felloe secured to said wall and extending Vlaterally therefrom with one flange of the channel secured to the wall with the channel opening outwardly and the other flange of the channel of greater width than the secured flange to provide an abutment for one side of a rim demountably mounted over said channel, av plurality of bolts in saidl channel extending transversely thereof and journaled at their ends in said flanges, said bolts being formed each with a head at oneend extending laterally therefrom to engage a side of a rim mounted on the channel and also formed with teeth extending laterally from said bolts, said channel being formed in its bottom wall with openings through which the teeth on said bolts project, a ring member mounted in the meeting angle between said side wall and the ybottom wall of the channel and provided with teeth in engagement with the teeth on said bolts, an annular casing member secured i In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature. i

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